Jessica's face changed, her eyes were erratic, her expression was sometimes anxious and sometimes fearful, with many more subtle emotions mixed in.
Luke didn't rush her, but just waited quietly.
Jessica was silent for more than ten seconds before finally speaking: “No, I don’t know anything.”
Luke laughed. "Ms. Jones, I am very grateful for your protection of your clients and detectives like us, but we will continue to investigate this case. If you really want us to avoid danger, why not tell us the clues you know about "him". Molly may not be the first victim, and you don't want the next victim to appear!"
Jessica was silent for a long time again, and finally shook her head: “I don’t know anything, I can’t help you.”
The smile on Luke's face did not change, he just nodded: "Okay, that's it for now."
He looked at Christina and said, "Where are Richard and the others?"
Christina: "They went to check out the discharge procedures."
Luke: "You are at work, so don't waste time. Leave the things here to us. It's our job."
Christina looked at his calm expression and remembered what her good friend Harley said. After a little hesitation, she chose to believe Luke.
In fact, there was nothing she could do if she didn't believe it.
Even the attending physician couldn't prevent Molly from being discharged from the hospital and going home, after all, Molly was not a critically ill patient.
In this case, the hospital has neither the right nor the obligation to interfere with the other party's discharge.
She just didn't want to see Molly leave like this, with a heart full of trauma.
Christina's mind was racing, and she just said, "Okay, thank you."
After watching the nurse leave, Luke and Selina stood at the door of the ward and each of them started eating a chocolate lollipop.
Jessica looked at them, a little puzzled: "You...what are you doing?"
Luke: "Wait until Richard comes back."
Looking at Jessica's expression, he said casually, "Don't worry, Miss Jones, I'm not here to persuade them. You're right, their staying in New York is really useless except for increasing the possibility of encountering that mutant again."
Jessica was suspicious.
This was not the first or second time she had dealt with the police. Using victims to lure out suspects was definitely one of the most commonly used methods used by the police.
But looking at Luke, she didn't want to accept this speculation.
Due to her temper and profession, her relationship with the police has never been good, but her feelings towards Luke and Selina are not bad.
Two such young policemen were willing to investigate a case that seemed to have little merit, which could only be considered as a sign of their good professional ethics.
Dedicated police officers are more worthy of respect than corrupt police officers.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Richard came back after completing the discharge procedures.
Seeing Luke in front of the door, he looked conflicted, but still greeted him.
Seeing his uncomfortable expression, Luke comforted him, “Richard, you have given us enough help. Now take Molly home. She needs a good rest.”
Richard stepped forward, took his hand and shook it vigorously: "I'm sorry, thank you."
He said sorry because he had previously supported Luke 100%, but now he was running away.
And this thank you was his gratitude for everything Luke had done.
Luke patted his shoulder and said, "Come on, we'll get you out of the city."
Richard quickly shook his head: "No, thanks."
Luke: "At least let me make sure you left New York safely, right?"
Richard smiled bitterly: "Well, okay, thank you for your help..."
A few minutes later, Molly and her family walked out of the ward. It was obvious that Molly and her mother in the ward had already prepared to leave.
When they reached the parking lot, Richard got into the car for a moment, but then got out and walked over to Luke: "Detective Luke, Molly said she needs to go back to where she lives to get her ID and personal belongings, so we have to take a detour."
Luke nodded: "No problem. I'll follow your car."
Watching Richard get back into the car, Selina said, "Molly didn't mention her address during this period. Maybe there are important clues there?"
Luke nodded: "Of course. So being a good person will always be rewarded."
Selena agreed.
If Luke asked to check out Molly's place later, Richard would be unlikely to refuse such a small request.
If the two people had just walked away, this clue might have been missed.
The two cars drove out of the hospital. Selina looked in the rearview mirror and said thoughtfully, "The female detective also followed us. It seems that she is not too worried about this family."
Luke nodded: "No one dares to take it lightly when facing a Biantai."
More than twenty minutes later, three cars stopped outside a nice apartment building.
Molly's family walked in front, Luke and his companions walked behind them, and a female private detective walked at the end, and they went up to the fourth floor like this.
After Molly opened the door and entered the room, Luke and the others followed in, and pulled Richard to whisper, "We need to check here, there may be some clues, okay?"
Richard hesitated, but nodded: "Okay, but the bedroom..."
Luke: "Understood. We won't mess with the things here. You can ask your wife to help Molly clean up first."
Richard was concerned about Molly's privacy being seen in the room.
Molly had been taken away by a man for three months and might have been living here forever. He was really afraid that he would see something scary, like photos or videotapes.
After getting Richard's consent, Luke gave Selina a look and the two of them went their separate ways.
Selena went to the bedroom but didn't go in. She just stood at the door and watched the mother and daughter pack their things.
She wanted to make sure the two men would not take away any items that might be considered evidence.
Luke walked around the room.
In fact, even if he didn't move, his sensitive sense of smell had already locked onto the scent of a man, and this scent was quite unique.
It seemed to have something more than the smell of an ordinary person, but it was not like the specific smells that most people have.
It's like the difference between umami and sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty.
It was only because Luke's keen sense of smell had reached perfection that he was able to vaguely detect this slight abnormality.
However, this smell is so special that when he meets this person again in the future, he will definitely be able to confirm the other person's identity at the first time.
While analyzing the smell, his eyes were not idle, scanning around the living room.
There are no photos or photographic equipment, including but not limited to mobile phones, cameras, camcorders, computers, etc., nothing at all.
Only some coffee and wine bottles in the living room caught his attention. These things were not cheap, and only the middle class would buy them regularly.
In addition to this mid- to high-end apartment, Kilgrave has high requirements for quality of life, and he is unlikely to settle down in a dirty and dilapidated slum, which further narrows Luke's search range.